CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Conversations that a former police officer charged in the death of an unarmed black motorist had with an insurance carrier after the incident have been sealed by a federal judge.
The order issued by U.S. District Judge David Norton on Wednesday also said that the address where Michael Slager is staying must remain confidential for the safety of Slager’s family.
The order came in a lawsuit brought by Slager, a former North Charleston officer, against the Southern States Police Benevolent Association.
The suit alleges the insurer didn’t provide Slager the legal representation he paid for under his policy following the April 2015 shooting of Walter Scott as Scott fled a traffic stop.
Slager, who is free on bond, faces a murder charge in state court in an October trial.
